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(Top) Modern B♭–F trombone; (bottom) tenor trombone (sackbut) by Jörg Neuschel, Nürnberg, 1557, in the Anthony Baines Collection
Illustration of wind instruments grouped by type, showing woodwinds-tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon-and brass instruments-horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
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